John Michael Seabright

John Michael Seabright
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office November 6, 2015 – November 6, 2022
Preceded by	Susan Oki Mollway
Succeeded by	Derrick Watson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii
In office April 28, 2005 – January 30, 2024
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Alan Cooke Kay
Succeeded by	Micah W. J. Smith
Personal details
Born	(1959-01-30) January 30, 1959 Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Education	Tulane University (BA) George Washington University (JD)

John Michael Seabright (born January 30, 1959) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

Early life and education

Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Seabright received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1984.

Career

Seabright was in private practice in Hawaii from 1984 to 1987. He was an assistant United States attorney in the District of Columbia from 1987 to 1990, and then held the same office in the District of Hawaii from 1990 to 2005, becoming a supervisory assistant United States attorney in 2001. He was an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Federal judicial service

On February 14, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Seabright to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii vacated by Judge Alan Cooke Kay. Seabright was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 2005, and received his commission on April 28, 2005. He became chief judge on November 6, 2015 when Susan Oki Mollway assumed senior status and served until November 6, 2022. Seabright assumed senior status on January 30, 2024.

Sources

• John Michael Seabright at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.